Written questions

Food Insecurity: Children

Commons · Question 89032 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take in 2026 to assist with ending international child hunger around the world.

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 18 Nov 2025

The UK is deeply concerned by the high levels of food insecurity around the world, particularly the impact this has on children; nutrition related factors contribute to an estimated 45 per cent of deaths in children under 5 years of age.The UK established...